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How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 26.04

phpMyAdmin is a browser-based MySQL and MariaDB administration tool. It provides a graphical interface for managing databases, running SQL queries, importing/exporting data, and managing users — all without the command line. This guide installs and secures phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Apache and […]

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How to Secure MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MariaDB 10.11 on Ubuntu 24.04

MariaDB 10.11 LTS is a community-developed fork of MySQL with enhanced performance, more storage engines, and longer support windows. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships MariaDB 10.11 in its repositories. This guide installs and configures it. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install […]

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How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure MySQL Primary-Replica Replication on Ubuntu 26.04

MySQL primary-replica replication asynchronously copies data from a primary server to one or more replica servers. This improves read scalability, provides a hot standby for disaster recovery, and enables backups from the replica without impacting the primary. This guide sets up replication on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Two […]

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How to Secure MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install PostgreSQL 16 on Ubuntu 24.04

PostgreSQL 16 is a powerful, standards-compliant open-source relational database. This guide installs PostgreSQL 16 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS using the official PGDG repository for the latest release. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Add the PostgreSQL APT Repository Import the signing […]

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How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Back Up and Restore MySQL Databases on Ubuntu 26.04

Regular database backups are essential for disaster recovery. MySQL provides several tools — mysqldump for logical backups, mysqlpump for parallel dumps, and MySQL Shell’s dumpInstance for modern cloud-friendly backups. This guide covers backing up and restoring MySQL databases on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with MySQL […]

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How to Secure MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MongoDB 7.0 on Ubuntu 24.04

MongoDB 7.0 is a leading NoSQL document database that stores data as flexible JSON-like documents. This guide installs it on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS from the official MongoDB repository. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Import the MongoDB GPG Key Add the […]

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How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install pgAdmin 4 on Ubuntu 26.04

pgAdmin 4 is the most popular open-source administration and development tool for PostgreSQL. It provides a web-based interface for managing databases, writing queries, monitoring server activity, and managing schemas. This guide installs pgAdmin 4 in web mode on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with PostgreSQL 17 […]

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How to Secure MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Redis 7.2 on Ubuntu 24.04

Redis 7.2 is an in-memory data store used as a cache, session store, and message broker. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS provides Redis in its repositories. This guide installs and secures it. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install Redis Install from the […]

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How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04

A default MySQL installation exposes several security risks — anonymous users, a test database, and root remote login. Beyond the initial security script, additional hardening significantly reduces your attack surface. This guide walks through a thorough MySQL 9 security hardening process on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 […]

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How to Secure MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04

phpMyAdmin is a free web-based interface for managing MySQL/MariaDB databases. This guide installs phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Nginx and PHP 8.3. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Nginx, MySQL, PHP 8.3-FPM installed A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install phpMyAdmin Install from the Ubuntu repository: […]

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